Updates:
- Feb 24, 2018. The Ribbet photo editor is now available as a downloadable program for Windows and Mac! It works just like the online version but has no dependency on Flash, faster performance, flawless stability and new functionality like copy/paste and an improved light theme.
- Nov 22, 2018. Now Ribbet has a new look, the app has been improved since this review was published.
- January 2017. The RIbbet App for iPad is available for download on the App Store. Ribbet for Android and iPhone are also under development and will be released in 2017.
…. We have discussed the latest trends in marketing and we understand the true power of Visual Content and how it can drive your brand, organization, or company to engage with an audience.
Social Media becomes more and more important as the fight in the search engines is not easily predictable and for the main reason that people, like you and me, got tired of all this writing content volcano that changed our lives during the last years.
Now it\s the “Time” to create beautiful images, videos, infographics, live chats, and other visual or entertaining material.
That is why I have started to blog about all these great tools that can be found online and that most of the times are free to use.
Ribbet…a Photo Editing Application that Rocks!
Website: Ribbet
Main slogan: Edit like a Pro.
With Ribbet you can:
- Align your photos in a classic grid collage
- Generate a shape made up of repeating images
- Start from scratch. Pick canvas size, color, and background.
- Create holiday cards with the print-ready templates.
The canvas can be used in light or dark version.
Editing Options:
- Auto-fix, Crop, Rotate
- Exposure, Colors, Sharpen, Resize
- Choose from various picks
- Effects (black & white, sepia, boost, soften, and more)
- Add text (fonts and selections)
- Add stickers (geometric, shapes, bubbles, photo licenses, arrows, and more)
- Retouch (various effects)
- Frames (shape cutout, before & after, and more)
- Pro (pro adjust, clone, curves, and more)
- Seasonal (holiday, NASA, ThanksGiving, November, Halloween, and more)
- Favorites (add any item you want)
Enough with the words…Visual Action, please
Photo Collage
I uploaded 4 images that I had already created for my posts inside the Ribbet app. I dragged and dropped them in the 4 preset spots in the editor and in seconds my collage was ready.
Then you can save and download to your computer or even share it socially directly from the app.
Original 1024 x 1024 px … Here 350 x 350 (click to enlarge)
Ready-Made Shapes
I chose the “Peace icon” option, dragged one of those 4 photos in and the app gave me this result
® 2880 x 2880 px – Here 500 x 500
Mother’s Day Card
I chose an illustration, I added text and the image was ready in less than 1 minute.
® 1024 x 683 px – Here 495 x 330
Photo Edit – Before & After
® 1407 x 400 px – Here 492 x 140
Photo Edit – Polaroid Effect
® 512 x 595 px – Here 258 x 300
More awesome features like this one included in Ribbet catalog are
- Before & After
- Reflection
- Postage Stamp
- Mirrored Flame
- Camouflage
- Various Borders
- Various shadows
… just to name a few.
This tool can do miracles for your marketing campaigns.
Is that all? No, there is more.
Photo edit – Daisy Frame
I uploaded a royalty-free image from Pic Jumbo in the editor and selected the Daisy from the Frames. I got flowers all around the image.
® 2800 x 1867 px – Here 525 x 350
Photo edit – Add App elements
I uploaded an image from my collection with the intent to add design icons within the app.
® image
I can choose from the Ribbet’s Stickers which includes
- Cute Animals (grabbed one)
- Loosy designs (took a blackbird)
Then I added a Morocco effect and a Museum frame and my result is
® 5300 x 3530 px – Here 510 x 350
Categories inside the App
Basic Edits
- Crop
- Rotate
- Exposure
- Colors
- Sharpen
- Resize
Picks
- Morocco
- Cairo
- Fiji
- Greek Islands
- Eyeliner
- Plastic Surgery
…and more.
Effects
- Black & White
- Sepia
- Boost
- Infrared Film
- Silver Screen
- Night Vision
..are only a handful
Text (various Fonts)
Stickers
- Halloween & Banners
- Fruits
- Retro Ornaments
- Newly Married
- Weekly Labels
- Pink Ribbons
- Sketchy School
- Paper Notes
- Summer Fun
and on and on…
Touch-Ups
- Airbrush
- Wrinkle Remover
- Sunless Tan
- Red-Eye
- Eye Colour
- Mascara
- Teeth Whitening
- Lip Colour
- Clone
among others
Frames
- Scary Movies
- Crystal Ball
- Holly
- Ornament
- Fall
are some examples
Seasonal
- Snowflakes
- Holiday Textures
- Christmas Lights
- Stockings
- Candy Canes
- Hanukkah
- Dreidels
- Gift Tags
- NASA shuttle launch (send your photos to another galaxy)
- Thanks Giving
- 4th of July
…and way more…
As you can see their names are very funny sometimes and cool. It is an application that you enjoy using it. You feel this great UX (user experience)
Premium Features
Some of the features, effects, icons, designs, stickers are premium resources and you need to upgrade. The Free version is extremely useful but has restrictions and of course, the premium membership unlocks everything.
When I had signed up with Ribbet, 7-8 months earlier I had the privilege to use the premium version for one month or so.
Of course, the premium cannot be compared to the free version not only for the variety and the number of designs and effects but most importantly for the “Layers Function”, that can transform the app into a mini Photoshop.
Upgrade Benefits
- Ad-Free editing
- Unlimited editing history
- New Features coming
Packages
- $4.95 / month
- $19.95 / 6 months
- $29.95 / annually
What Else is in Ribbet?
You can install the App right into the Chrome browser and open your photos from Picasa, Google +, Flickr, Facebook.
Zazzle – Custom Photo Gifts
This is a section where your designs can be incorporated into beautiful physical products like
- Jumbo Mug 20 oz Large Ceramic Coffee Cup $22.3
- Postcard $1.1
- T-shirts
- Notebook
- Board
- Photo Card
- Notepad
- Skateboard
- Samsung Phone Cases
- iPad Cases
- Posters
- Organic Tote Bags
- Dog Bowls
- Photo Prints
- Dart Boards
- Plates
- Boxes
and way more. There is an extended catalog at the end of their page.
Ribbet Blog
Topics like
- 2015 Halloween Contest is here
- New to Ribbet – Fancy Card
- Major Performance Enhancements
.. this is not a blog that is updated daily but it can be proved helpful
Forums
Q&A, Feature requests, Help, API, Ribbet Lab
Milk & Print
A collaboration between PQ Blackwell and Ribbet.A section like Zazzle.
Here you can create Board books and albums, Photobooks, Canvas Prints, Boxed prints, Gallery Frames and Boxed Cards.
Final Take
That is Ribbet and I believe you should add it to your catalog of online tools. In combination with the Online logo maker, Canva, Snappa, and other design apps you can create awesome artwork.
You can use the free version for as long as you like and the premium can be considered a very affordable solution for those that can not purchase expensive software.
Related Resources
Other Free design tools
- DaButtonFactory
- Fotojet – Create Beautiful Collages
- Canva
- SmartGraphicCreator
- E-book cover creator
- Chartico
- Cooltext
- Picture Quote Maker
- BeFunky
- Piktochart
- Snappa
- Online Logo Maker
That’s it, another review has finished, here on Web Market Support. I am waiting for your comments and thoughts. Have you used Ribbet? Do you enjoy it? Which other apps are you using?
Hi Tasos,
This looks like a pretty versatile photo editing app. I personally use Photoshop to do post-processing on my photos, but I think most people won’t need those kinds of features.
Ribbet is a great site for basic effects and photo filters, though, and is good for general purposes.
Great review of the application, keep up the good work!
Welcome Ian , Photoshop can not be compared with online applications but Ribbet does a good job in helping people with no experience perform simple tasks very fast.
I wanna thank you for visiting my blog and for your participation in the comments.Good luck with your photos.
This photo app has a lot of great features. I use Serif and Adobe Elements and some others too and what you have seems to compare. The pricing seems really fair too. Does the app have tutorials to show you how to use the various features for the premium plan?
Welcome Julie , I believe there is information available but I did not come across any guides or tutorials.But I have to say that the app is pretty easy to use , drags , drops and other very common moves.If you already use such applications you won’t have any problem at all.
There is always the forum in which you can ask for help or you can ask me anytime.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing your thoughts.
Wow – I love these types of apps and could spend for hours playing with them. As you have demonstrated they can be used for cards, marketing purposes, or just plain art to display and add a bit of creativity to your life! Will definitely look into this app further now – you have me intrigued 🙂
Thank you
Welcome Holly , yes , that apps could turn into addiction.I have spent countless hours like you enjoying around.But it is a great feeling , relaxing and exciting at the same time.
Nice to meet a fellow creator , I hope you like it , good luck and thank you for this visit and your participation.
Yes! I was looking for a proper editing app for some time now. A lot of ppl use Instagram to filter pictures, but I don’t like it because…well I just don’t like it. The text option on Mother’s days card is just what I was looking for. I do have a question though: if Chrome can open pics from Google+ , Facebook…is it possible to use Ribbet as Instagram (uploading edited pics straight to those social networks, or do you need to upload it separately)? Thank you!
Welcome Kat , I am not familiar with Instagram as I am not using yet.I know it is very popular but I did not had the time to prepare for this network.
But I believe you can’t use Ribbet to send your images directly to Instagram.You can download and send them separately.
Thank you for this visit and for your participation , I hope you like Ribbet…and good luck.